Beto just lost to an R who is about as likeable as diphtheria in an election where nationally the D's were as energized as any point in my lifetime (and I'm pretty old). Maybe he can swing Georgia or North Carolina, but there's not much hope in Texas.

It's a different animal though comparing 2 from Texas and one from out of state. Cruz beat Trump by 17 points, Trump is underwater in Texas as far as his approval rating. I think a Beto/Castro ticket would have the best chance of winning Texas and hope Beto's star power and appearance in the Rust Belt carries Hillary's errors.

Trust me, I'm not a Beto fan as I was impressed with his charisma and ability to make money but there's little substance with that substance being too moderate for my liking.

Plus, it frustrates me beyond words this immediate dismissal of a candidate who isn't their 1st choice.

It's obvious based on my avatar that I'm a Buttigieg supporter. When I talk to co-workers about Politics and I mention who I support, I hear idiotic crap that why would you support someone who isn't on the radar or people won't vote for him based on his last name....

Or, yknow, we could all collectively grow a spine and understand that primaries serve a function and its not all kumbayah

How'd that Stein, erm, spine, work out for all the kids more idealistic than realistic in '16?

Here's where someone tells me that you can't say that 100% of Stein voters would have voted Hillary and that Stein voters didn't take victories from Clinton, and what about Libertarians that voted for that wacko, if you give Stein to HCR you gotta give Libs to Trump and so it really wasn't our fault we're blameless idealists and it's the older, wiser, more practical Democrats who just. don't. get it.

When in reality if all the people on the good side--the progressive side that's supposed to know better and be able to punt selfish pride for what's best--had not wasted their vote on Stein, Clinton would have won a few states and possibly the White House.

It's kumbayah on the GOP side. They vote for people they don't like--heaven forbid!--so they can get some of what they want rather than none. They don't get everything they want, no one ever does because government is not a autocracy here. Which the kids will figure out. Some call that "selling out." Really it's just growing up and realizing that things ain't binary.